It has often been said, tongue-in-cheek, the Central Intelligence Agency is a contradiction in terms. But, although is current-day activities are often veiled in secrecy, the CIA has recently turned out an interesting paper called Intelligence in the Civil War.

This is a (comparatively) short overview, but the subject has been one of increased interest over the last several years with more books published on spies, spymasters, covert operations and other behind-the-scenes stories of significant, yet little-known, Civil War events.

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